Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate

Samoa
-100 % change on previous year
in 2021
Sri Lanka
-99.33 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa rank
131st
Sri Lanka rank
128th

Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate over time

  • Samoa
  • Sri Lanka
-2000200400600197520002025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports -99.33 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.67 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Samoa ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 128th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 87.92 % change on previous year 47.54 % change on previous year 40.38 % change on previous year Samoa
1980s -9.13 % change on previous year 9.27 % change on previous year 18.4 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1990s -56.25 % change on previous year 104.45 % change on previous year 160.7 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2010s -100 % change on previous year -12.03 % change on previous year 87.97 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2020s -99.81 % change on previous year -95.92 % change on previous year 3.89 % change on previous year Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at -99.33 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
0.67 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
19 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
Samoa ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 128th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 6,926 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Measles - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.